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<h1 class="topictitle1">Starting the Windows OS in WinPE Mode and Then Configuring an IP Address</h1>
<div><p>If the target host for bare metal restoration runs Windows, start the target host in WinPE mode and configure an IP address for the target host to communicate with the OceanProtect Appliance.</p>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Prerequisites</h4><p class="msonormal">The target host has been shut down.</p>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Procedure</h4><ol><li id="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002092966049__li101449241407"><a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0000002092966049__li101449241407"></a><a name="li101449241407"></a><span>Upload image file <strong>OP_Win10XPE_v3.iso</strong> to the VMware ESXi virtual platform.</span><p><ol type="a"><li>Log in to the VMware ESXi virtual platform.</li><li>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b>Storage</b></span> &gt; <strong>Datastores</strong> &gt; <strong>Datastore browser</strong>.</li><li>Click the name of the datastore with sufficient capacity.</li><li>Select a directory and click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Upload</b></span> to upload the image file to the directory.</li></ol>
</p></li><li><span>Mount image file <strong>OP_Win10XPE_v3.iso</strong> to the target host.</span><p><ol type="a"><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Virtual Machines</b></span> and select the target host.</li><li>On the target host tab page, choose <strong>Hardware Configuration</strong> &gt; <strong>CD/DVD drive 1</strong> &gt; <strong>Select disc image</strong>.</li><li>Select image file <strong>OP_Win10XPE_v3.iso</strong> uploaded in <a href="#EN-US_TOPIC_0000002092966049__li101449241407">1</a>.</li></ol>
</p></li><li><span>Set the boot options of the target host.</span><p><ol type="a"><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Virtual Machines</b></span> and select the target host.</li><li>On the top of the target host, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b>Actions</b></span> &gt; <strong>Edit settings</strong> &gt; <strong>VM Options</strong> &gt; <strong>Boot Options</strong>.</li><li>Set boot options:<ul><li>EFI: Select <strong>Force EFI setup</strong>.</li><li>BIOS: Select <strong>Force BIOS setup</strong>.</li></ul>
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</p></li><li><span>Restart the VM.</span><p><ol type="a"><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Virtual Machines</b></span> and select the target host.</li><li>Click <span class="uicontrol"><b>Power On</b></span> in the upper part of the target host tab page.</li><li>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b>Console</b></span> &gt; <strong>Open browser console</strong>.</li><li>Set the boot mode on the boot screen:<ul><li>EFI: Select <span class="uicontrol"><b>EFI UMware Virtual SATA CDROM Drive (0.0)</b></span> and press <span class="uicontrol"><b>Enter</b></span>.</li><li>BIOS: Choose <strong>Boot</strong> &gt; <strong>CD-ROM Drive</strong>, move <span class="uicontrol"><b>CD-ROM Drive</b></span> to the top, press <span class="uicontrol"><b>F10</b></span> to save the settings and exit, and click <span class="uicontrol"><b>OK</b></span>.<div class="note"><img src="public_sys-resources/note_3.0-en-us.png"><span class="notetitle"> </span><div class="notebody"><p>After the bare metal restoration for Windows is complete, you need to restore the BIOS boot sequence of the target host.</p>
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</p></li><li><span>After the target host is started, configure an IP address for the target host to communicate with the OceanProtect Appliance.</span></li></ol>
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